Monthly Archives: November 2000

The Voice of Palestine: November 28 (afternoon) November 29 (morning)

Summary and Analysis VOP treated the idea of new elections in Israel somewhat diffidently, largely downplaying the possibility in the afternoon broadcasts of November 28 and incorporating news of the election law as the number...

Official Palestinian Authority Voice of Palestine Radio Late November 27th and Early November 28th

Summary and Analysis Beginning in the afternoon and through the evening, PA officials hinted broadly at their repudiation of "partial" or "gradual" solutions that have been floated in the Israeli press. A more detailed repudiation...

Bonus for Arafat: Recall of Egypt’s Ambassador

One must listen carefully to what Foreign Minister Amr Moussa said yesterday when he explained the decision to recall Ambassador Mohammed Bassyouni. This is an “Egyptian decision” by direct instruction of President Mubarak, and...

Official PA Radio News the PBC Radio November 26

Summary and Analysis VOP has been taking an uncharacteristically low-key tone regarding Israeli casualties in the last few days. It is not only that Israeli civilian deaths and casualties, even in major attacks such as the...

Official PA Radio News the PBC Radio November 27

Summary and Analysis VOP moved into its Ramadan schedule with a marked heightening of the Islamic content of its programming, while escalating the rhetorical side of its news reports. Israeli fire at Palestinian targets in...

The Secret Millions of Senior PA Officials

Even now, when the ground is burning and the future of the peace process is cloudy, senior PA officials find time to deal with the truly important things. The name of the game is...

Saddam Hussein Speaks

On Nov 25, addressing a cabinet meeting, Saddam gave a fiery speech attacking Israel and the US, calling on the Palestinians to continue their uprising, and threatening Arab rulers who do not support them...

Official PBC Radio News The Voice of Palestine November 23, 2000

Summary and Analysis The Voice of Palestine generally downplayed the bus bombing yesterday in Hadera, preferring to use items about Palestinian martyrs for the lead for its news shows and summaries. Morning Commentary -- Youssef al-Kazzaz "First...

HaAretz: Israeli Government Beginning to Classify Israeli Arab Population As a Security Threat

In a new assessment of threats to the security of towns and villages, conducted in the wake of October's clashes between security forces and Israeli Arabs, the Defense and Public Security ministries have compiled...

Hadera Bombing: Strategic Terror

The Palestinians regard bombing terror attacks as strategic terror. This terror is meant to achieve diplomatic goals within a short period of time by using “shock therapy” on Israeli public opinion. The Palestinian terror organizations...